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Listening Session Summary

Listening Session Summary: Overview

In June 2016, the federal government hosted a listening session with youth from across the country who have or have had an incarcerated parent. The listening session brought together 19 youth, ages 15 to 23, with a diverse range of experiences to discuss the challenges they had during their parent's incarceration and their ideas for how federal programs could better empower them and their families.

This summary is divided into four sections and can be viewed on this website via the links below and downloaded as a PDF (22 pages):

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